B.A. Steinhagen
FAIR. Water stain; 84 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Very few anglers on the water.
Bob Sandlin
GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.55 feet above pool. Water level 6 inches high and dark stained. Starting to see a slight thermocline 5 feet off the bottom. Bass are feeding actively in a summer pattern. Night fishing has been producing large fish. Crappie are great in 20 feet of water on minnows. Catching lots of channel and blue catfish in deeper water on humps and around structure. No reports on white bass this week. Report by Chris Caswell, Lake Bob Sandlin Crappie Fishing Guide. Check out the backs of coves for hydrilla and milfoil, fish patterns should draw bass out from cover. Top water patterns in lilies should be good at midday. Catfish are moving shallow, wooly buggers should work well. Clousers on sunny rocky shores might draw a strike. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Crappie are congregating on structure and as water temperatures climb to the upper 80s fish will remain in this pattern. Crappie are schooling on timber in 10-30 feet of water. Minnows are preferred over jigs. The quality of fish is phenomenal. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.
Caddo
SLOW. Water stained; 84 degrees; 2.21 feet above pool. The lake is once again on the rise, the clarity is muddy and salvinia is floating. Expect a difficult bite for a few week. Look for shad or listen for them popping around pads. When you find shad try a fluke, swimbait, ribbit, toad, buzzbait or frog for top water action. The river and bayou will be way muddy for a while, and there is a strong current rolling in right now so concentrate efforts on the main lake. Some bass can be caught on trees with big worms, senkos and top water baits. Despite the high water it is always an awesome time to come visit this majestic and divine lake we call Caddo. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.
Conroe
GREAT. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.01 feet above pool. Catfish are outstanding and while the spawn is fish are structure oriented in 10-40 feet of water. Bass fishing had been good on wind blown points, around bream beds, and near structure in 5-25 feet of water. Crappie action has been fair, with catches coming from 13 to 23 feet using jigs. Bream and bluegill are everywhere right now. Report by Bradley Doyle, Bradley’s Guide Service. Hybrids and white bass have been productive using slabs, spoons, crankbaits, and live bait. Fish have been found on flats and drop-offs in 16-34 feet of water. Be sure to check the tooth patch with the Outdoor Annual app to distinguish between white and hybrids. Always wear your life jacket. Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy.
Fork
GOOD. Water Stained; 82 degrees; 0.38 feet above pool. The water level is up and murky in the east and west arms, but clear mid lake. Topwaters early are good with poppers and frogs around weeds or grass. Bass are good mid morning with shaky heads, and crankbaits on points with 1.5-2.5 square bills in 3-5 feet around bream beds. Caroling rigs and power shaky heads and Texas rigs are good offshore around points and road beds or humps 18-25 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service.Lily fields are filling in, hydrilla and milfoil are reaching for the surface. Fish this type of cover at midday when bass are seeking cover. Frog patterns are working in the shallow vegetation early and late. Drop a clouser on an isolated cover for black bass. Large bream have moved shallow, wooly buggers are producing good fish. Channel catfish are cruising 2-4 feet, clousers are a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing is getting better and better as we get deeper into the summer pattern. Loads of small fish under 10 inches are still being caught daily, but a lot more large fish are stacking up on brush piles, tire reefs, artificial structures and the base of trees. You can still find some fish on bridges, underwater bridges and road beds in 16-26 feet. Minnows, small hand ties and soft plastics are all working. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.
Houston County
FAIR. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.53 feet above pool. Bass should start schooling in deeper water hitting Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie should be on brush piles biting jigs or minnows.
Lake O’ the Pines
GOOD. Water normal stain; 83 degrees; 6.13 feet above pool. Water is 5 feet above the typical summer pool and holding. Clarity is clear to stained. Bass are great on blue and chartreuse crankbaits early in the morning and late afternoon ranging from 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are good on slip cork minnows with fish suspended 10-12 feet down over timber in 20 feet of water. Catfish are starting to move out to 8-15 feet of water around river and creek channels biting punch bait, dough bait, cut bait or catawba worms. Report by Brian Vickery Fishing.
Livingston
GOOD. normal stain; 85 degrees; 0.39 feet above pool. White bass are great in 6-15 feet of water on wind blown points and ledges with white and chartreuse slabs. Catfish are in 1-4 feet of water on bulkheads with best action at daylight. Report by Michael Richardson, Lake Livingston Adventures.
Martin Creek
GOOD. Water slightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.10 feet above pool. Martin Creek is at full pool, slightly stained and 86 degrees at boat launch. Bass are fair to good along the hydrilla with Texas rigged worms, weightless senco’s and small swim baits. Crappie are fair and it seems fish have scattered into smaller schools suspended in standing timber and brush piles in 20-30 feet of water. Best bait is minnows. Sand bass are good on clay bottoms with best area along the submerged old county line road bed. Small jigging spoons work best bouncing off the bottom. Report by Hambone Guide Service.
Nacogdoches
GOOD. Water stained; 83 degrees; 1.50 feet above pool. Largemouth bass are good Carolina rigged craw baits and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on standing timber and deep brush piles on small chartreuse crappie jigs. Catfish are fair with live minnows and cut bait. Bluegill are good on beds with nightcrawlers or small power bait pellets. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Naconiche
GOOD. Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.50 feet above pool. Bass are stacking up in suspended mode, at about 8 feet, over taller water. The thermocline is in full effect, so make sure you don’t fish under that line. In addition, some larger bites in 8-10 feet near the bottom. The square-bill crankbaits got the majority of the bites. Cranking it in and around the timber that is immediately adjacent to the boat lanes near the backs of the creeks was the ticket. Remember to run an Alabama rig and topwater early and late in the day for some aggressive feeding fish! Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services. Largemouth bass are fair on straight tailed worms and Carolina rigged craw baits. Crappie are excellent on standing timber and small brush piles with 1/32-1/16 ounce white crappie jigs. Catfish are poor on cut bait and live minnows. Sunfish are good on small jigs and small pieces of nightcrawlers. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Pinkston
GOOD. slightly stained; 83 degrees. Largemouth bass are excellent on straight tailed worms and Carolina rigged craw baits. Crappie are fair on sanding timber and small brush piles in 15-25 feet of water on small white crappie jigs. Catfish are poor on cut bait. Report by Cal Cameron, Cal’s ETX Guide Service.
Raven
SLOW. Water slight stain; 90 degrees. Lake Raven water clarity is slightly stained. The lake is seeing hydrilla die back due to recent herbicide treatment. Largemouth bass are good on weedless rigged artificial worms in red-tinted colors with glitter. Anglers should target the cove where the boathouse is located. This area has seen recent success when working the hydrilla grass line. No reports of crappie or catfish in recent weeks. Bluegill are good off of the boathouse dock on hotdogs and worms under a bobber.
Sam Rayburn
GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.45 feet above pool. Bass are shallow early in the pencil and hay grass with topwater baits. Then bass move to points and drains with Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are slowly moving to brush piles, with a better bite on the south end of the lake and Ash Bayou. Jigs and minnows are working equally. Bluegill are on brush piles. Catfish are transitioning from the creeks to the main lake on points and channel bends with cut bait or stink bait. Report by Captain Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.
Toledo Bend
GOOD. Water stained; 86 degrees; 0.61 feet below pool. Bass fishing is still good. The shallow bite has been productive with topwater lures. A few anglers have also been flipping jigs and beavers into the flooded bushes and hay grass. Most of these shallow fish are coming from 1-4 feet of water. The deeper bite has also been good, out to about 27 feet. Texas rigs and Carolina rigs have been most effective, with a few fish also coming on big crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie fish has been a little off lately due to the big storms over the past week. The rising water and strong winds have made it tough, as crappie do not typically like those conditions. However, things should start to improve in the next couple of days. Brush piles and main lake docks have been the most consistent spots, with both jigs and live bait working. Please watch out for deer as it is the middle of fawn season, and they are actively crossing roads. If you see a deer, please slow down because it is a dangerous time of year for those small fawns. Report by Stephen Johnston, Johnston Fishing.
Tyler
GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 0.43 feet above pool. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows and jigs in 10-16 feet of water. Catfish are good in 5-6 feet of water with liver and nightcrawlers. Bass are scattered with a fair topwater bite or feeler with trick worms, spinnerbaits and topwaters. Bream are good on red worms throughout the lake. Report by The Boulders at Lake Tyler. Water is a normal stain, but expect the clarity to be stained after the forecasted rain. Crappie have been in two main patterns with most fish 20 feet deep, but there is a good number of fish in 8-12 feet of water on brush piles. Minnows are outperforming jigs. Bass are great at dawn and dusk on topwater, but this bite shuts off very quickly. Transition to Texas rigs, crankbaits or jerkbaits in 4-15 feet. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. Panfish have been good on red worms and crickets. Report by Holton Walker, Holton Walker Fishing.
Welsh
FAIR. Water stained. 80 degrees. Bass can be caught in deeper water with crankbaits and Carolina rigs.
Wright Patman
SLOW. Water normal stain; 79 degrees; 9.33 feet above pool. Water is on the rise, and the clarity is muddy. Crappie are scattered. Anglers are catching catfish on stink bait in the buck brush and shallow water. Report by River Bottom Boys Guide Service.
